Summary: The theme of this month's
podcast is civil liberties and religious discrimination. We hear from a United
Nations representative, an attorney, a lobbyist and an activist.
Segment 1: Humanist
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Defends Pope
As executive director of the Institute for Humanist Studies,
Matt Cherry isn't accustomed to defending the Pope. But that's the position he
found himself in last week on the Garry Doyle show, a talk radio program
broadcast on 570 News in Kitchener,
Ontario, Canada.
Cherry defended the Pope's comment that inspired violent reactions from Muslim
extremists. Free speech means allowing others to say things you don't agree
with, Cherry explained.
End 12:55
Segment 2: Atheism and Civil Rights
Derek Araujo, a New York City-based attorney, speaks about
the future of church/state separation in the United States. A graduate of Harvard College
and Harvard Law School,
Araujo founded the Campus Freethought Alliance was a senior editor of the Civil
Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review.
End 26:01
Musical Interlude: "God Thinks,"
Voltaire
End 31:21
Segment 4: Anti Atheist Discrimination in
the Boy Scouts
Margaret Downey, president of the Atheist Alliance
International and founder of the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia,
speaks about her efforts to stop discrimination against atheists and gays in
the Boy Scouts of America.
End 49:33
Segment 4: The ACLU in Louisiana
Michael Malec, board member of the New Orleans Secular
Humanist Association, speaks about lobbying for the American Civil Liberties
Union in Louisiana.
End 56:30
Songs:
"Sound Scientist" by Bill
"Office Suite, Part I" by The Matthew Show
"God Thinks" by Voltaire
"I Believe" by Heather Sullivan
"Annie Mae" by KlassicK Productions
"Real Life Fairytale" by Sara Overall
Links:
Garry Doyle Show | Campus Freethought Alliance
| Atheist Alliance International | Freethought
Society of Greater Philadelphia | Scouting for
All | ACLU of Louisiana | New Orleans Secular Humanist Association
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